Muldergate Scandal

South African Prime Minister BJ Vorster and Dr Connie Mulder (Minister of Information) were implicated in plans to use government resources to fight a propaganda war for the then Apartheid Government. In 1973 John Vorster had agreed to Mulder's plan to shift about R64 million from the defence budget to undertake a series of propaganda projects. Plans included bribes of international news agencies and the purchase of the Washington Star newspaper

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South African - BJ Vorster - Connie Mulder - Apartheid - Washington Star

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Vorster was also implicated in the use of a secret slush-fund to buy the loyalty of The Citizen, the only major English language newspaper that was favourable to the National Party.

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A commission of inquiry concluded in mid-1979 that Vorster "knew everything" about the corruption and had tolerated it. He resigned from the presidency in disgrace.

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Also known as the 'Information scandal'.

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